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Gas safety in food businesses

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If you run a food business and use gas, you must ensure that

  • gas appliances, pipework etc. are maintained in a safe condition
  • regular visual checks undertaken to identify faults
  • you check that any work is undertaken by an engineer who is Gas Safe Registered and competent to work on the particular gas appliances 
  • staff are trained to use gas equipment safely and what to do in emergency situations
  • there is adequate ventilation in the kitchen
  • all new appliances are CE marked

How to check the gas engineer is competent

All Gas Safe Register engineers have an ID card with their licence number and a photograph which you can check on the Gas Safe Register website or by phone on 0800 408 5500

Front of ID card, check

  • the number
  • the start and expiry date
  • the security hologram

Back of ID card, check

  • the engineer is qualified to carry out work in commercial catering the qualifications are up to date

To carry out gas work in commercial catering establishments 

The engineer must have the CCCN1- Commercial Catering Core Gas Safety Assessment. This will be shown on the back of the ID card by the word 'Catering' under 'Non-Domestic'.

The ID card will only tell you whether the engineer is competent in working on non-domestic catering appliances and natural gas or LPG and the date to which his/her qualifications are valid.

Example of an ID card

Front of a Gas Safe ID card

Back of a Gas Safe ID card

You also need to check whether the engineer is competent to work on your particular gas equipment

Visit the Gas Safety website for more information

There are five main categories you need to be aware of when employing a gas engineer.

  • Commercial Catering Range Cookers (COMCAT 1) – incl. open/solid top ranges; combination ovens; forced convention ovens; natural convection ovens; boiling pans; gas-fired dish washers; ancillary equipment such as pizza ovens; tandoors and heated woks.
  • Commercial Catering Pressure/Expansion (COMCAT 2) – incl. pressure steamers and pressurised steaming ovens.
  • Commercial Catering Fat & Pressure Fryers (COMCAT 3) – incl. deep fat fryers and pressure fryers; griddles; simulated charcoal grills; grills over/under fired and salamander grills.
  • Fish and Chip Ranges (COMCAT 4) – Commercial gas catering fish and chip ranges.
  • Forced draught burner appliances (COMCAT 5) - includes pizza ovens & combi ovens.

There are also specific qualifications for working with Liquified Petroleum Gas.

Visit the Gas Safety website for more information

The following Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance also provides useful information

PDF icon Gas safety advice for food businesses
PDF icon Gas Safety information sheet

Files

  • PDF icon Gas safety advice for food businesses
  • PDF icon Gas Safety information sheet

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  • Food safety complaints
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  • Landlord health and safety assessment training
  • Gas safe register

Other Links

  • Gas Safe Register
  • Building Engineering Services Association
  • Health and Safety Executive

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